Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 2, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 2, 2006
Start: 2006-07-02T16:30
End: 2006-07-02T16:30
Location: Ohio

July 2, 2006 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $6,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 2, 1:20 PM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 1:20 PM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
220 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...
IN THIS ZONAL FLOW, AS FRONT PUSHES SWD DURING THE FIRST PERIOD, WE
FACE THE TYPICAL UNCERTAIN SVR WX PATTERN. ETA/NAM SHOWS GREATER
CAPE S, BUT BETTER MOIST FLUX N EARLY THIS AFTN. BY 21Z, MOIST FLUX
INCRESES NR MGW, WHERE CAPE IS 2400. AND BY 00Z, THINGS COULD BE
DEVELOPING CNTRL AND SRN OH, WHERE FLUX GOES UP AND CAPE REACHES A
SMALL AREA OF 4500. CAPE DROPS BY 03Z, BUT FLUXING CONTINUES FROM
HLG SWD. WILL TRY TO MAXIMIZE POPS IN THAT REGION AT THAT TIME,
CONSISTENT WITH NEIGHBORS. THINGS DROP S OF CWA BY 09Z MON. LIFTED
INDEX -4 TO -5 DURING THE 1ST PERIOD.

&&

.LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED ALONG THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY EXPECTED TO
WANDER BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS SHORT WAVES MOVE
THROUGH IN UPPER FLOW. KEPT CHANCE POPS FOR MONDAY NIGHT...LIKELY
TUESDAY EXCEPT FAR SOUTHERN COUNTIES...THEN CHANCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY.

SURFACE HIGH WILL FINALLY PUSH FRONT SOUTHWARD ON THURSDAY AND WILL
PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK AND THE
WEEKEND.

.AVIATION...
HARD TO TIME EXACT TIMING OF AFTN/EVE TSTMS, BUT TRIED TO FOLLOW
UPPER VORT MAX AND MOIST FLUXES ARE MENTIONED IN SHORT TERM. THUNDER
SHOULD LAST LESS THAN 3 HRS, FOLLOWED BY SOME LINGERING RAIN, THEN
SOME CLEARING, AND A BIT OF DAWN FOG. MON AFT 15Z, SOME SCT CU BTWN
3 AND 5 THSD FT.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
WV...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 2:14 AM EST, 14 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
314 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-030715-
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-
JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-
VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-
ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-GREENE-
FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
PRESTON-TUCKER-
314 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
UPPER OHIO VALLEY REGION. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF THAT SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE
FROM HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH A
STALLED FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS THE REGION. THROUGH
TUESDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE FROM HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 2, 3:06 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
406 PM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W MORGANTOWN          39.64N 79.99W
07/02/2006                   MONONGALIA         WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN.

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 3:17 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
417 PM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNDSVILLE             39.92N 80.74W
07/02/2006                   MARSHALL           WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ALONG RT250.

&&

TPARRISH

Local storm report, Jul 2, 3:19 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
419 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0411 PM     HAIL             CAMERON                 39.84N 80.59W
07/02/2006  U1.25 INCH       MARSHALL           WV   PUBLIC

            EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
            356 PM 07/02/2006 AND 411 PM 07/02/2006

&&

Local storm report, Jul 2, 3:37 PM EST, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
437 PM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MASONTOWN               39.85N 79.91W
07/02/2006                   FAYETTE            PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

&&

TPARRISH

Local storm report, Jul 2, 3:52 PM EST, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
452 PM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TERRA ALTA              39.44N 79.54W
07/02/2006                   PRESTON            WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON SPUCE RUN ROAD.

&&

TPARRISH

Local storm report, Jul 2, 3:57 PM EST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
457 PM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W ZANESVILLE          39.95N 82.11W
07/02/2006                   MUSKINGUM          OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED ALONG I-70.

&&

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The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey

When: July 2, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Guernsey County, Byesville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.967, -81.533

Trees and power lines blown down.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, July 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5521003.